Shloka 22
Śakaṭa-bhañjana, Naming by Garga, Dāmodara and Yamala-arjuna, and the Move to Vṛndāvana
स्थानेनेह न नः कार्यं व्रजामो ऽन्यन् महावनम् उत्पाता बहवो ह्य् अत्र दृश्यन्ते नाशहेतवः
sthāneneha na naḥ kāryaṃ vrajāmo 'nyan mahāvanam utpātā bahavo hy atra dṛśyante nāśahetavaḥ
یہ جگہ اب ہمارے کام کی نہیں؛ آؤ کسی دوسرے بڑے جنگل کی طرف چلیں۔ کیونکہ یہاں بہت سی بدشگون نشانیاں دکھائی دیتی ہیں جو ہلاکت کا سبب بنتی ہیں۔
A character within the royal-lineage narrative (as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya); specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone
FAQs
Utpātas function as narrative signals that disorder has arisen and that destruction or reversal is imminent; they mark moments when characters must act prudently in alignment with dharma.
Within the dialogue framework, Parāśara presents such decisions as dharma-informed prudence—when signs indicate ruin, relocation becomes a rational response within the larger moral-cosmic order.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purāṇa frames history as governed by a higher order: omens and outcomes ultimately unfold within the sovereign cosmic law sustained by Vishnu.